State trooper recovering from injuries after U.S. 41 crash

8:10 PM,
Apr. 10, 2014

Wisconsin State Patrol Trooper Justin Hansen looks at Brian Wood, of Kaukauna, during a press conference at Buchanan Town Hall on Thursday. Hansen suffered a head injury and two severely broken legs after he was struck by car while working on the scene of a crash on U.S. 41 southbound Jan. 26. Doctors had to amputate his right leg below the knee. Wood, involved in the first crash, was the first person on the scene and assisted the Winnebago County Sheriff's Department in applying tourniquets to Hansen's injured legs.

Written by

Jim Collar
Gannett Wisconsin Media

It's been a trying and painful process for a Wisconsin state trooper recovering from severe injuries he sustained while securing a crash scene along U.S. 41 in January near Neenah.

It's also helped him count his blessings.

Trooper Justin Hansen, of Buchanan, updated the community on his condition and progress Thursday during a press conference organized by the Wisconsin State Patrol. He spoke of the support he's received from family and friends, expressed his thanks to colleagues and the many people who wrote him letters and praised his doctors and therapists and those who were at the scene ...